In the early morning of February 18, Beijing time, the 25th round of the 2023-24 Premier League ushered in a strong dialogue, and Manchester City hosted Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. In the first half, Raheem Sterling scored against his old boss; In the second half, Rodri equalised with a powerful shot. In the end, Manchester City drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea, ending an 11-game winning streak in all competitions, four points behind leaders Liverpool with a game in hand, and temporarily third place.
In the first minute of the opening game, Haaland returned a pass with his back at the top of the arc, and Alvarez, who followed up, fired a long-range shot that shook the tiger, but the ball was slightly deflected. In the 7th minute, Chelsea's low flat ball on the right side of the front field was diagonally plugged, Enzo at the top of the arc kept the ball directly into the penalty area, and Gallagher, who followed up, crossed on the right side, and the Manchester City defender took the lead in clearing the ball.
In the 12th minute, Manchester City launched an offensive cross from the left, and Haaland on the line of the small penalty area headed wide. In the 14th minute, Raheem Sterling cut inside after receiving the ball on the left rib and fired inward, but the ball was confiscated by Ederson who fell to the ground.
In the 17th minute, Ederson was cut off after receiving a return pass at the back, but the Chelsea player's pass was also disrupted. In the 23rd minute, Chelsea counter-attacked, advancing from the right side of the field and crossing, Jackson in the middle of the box stopped the ball and formed a one-on-one knife, Ederson came out to save the ball at the feet of the former.
In the 27th minute, Manchester City's corner kick from the left side was driven into the penalty area, and Haaland at the back post fell to the ground under the pull of Chilwell, and the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 32nd minute, Sterling received a straight plug against offside successfully, forming a single knife, and Ederson took the lead to hold the ball. In the 41st minute, Raheem Sterling had another one-on-one chance when he received a cross from the right and fired past a returning Walker in the box to make it 1-0 to Manchester City. Raheem Sterling didn't celebrate after the goal.
In the 45th minute, Manchester City's corner kick from the left side was driven into the penalty area, but Jackson's header was headed towards his own goal, Disasi cleared the ball with a header in front of the goal line, and then Haaland's header went wide. At the end of the first half, Chelsea were in the lead.
In the second half, in the 47th minute, Manchester City got a free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area, and De Bruyne shot directly at the goal, but the ball was slightly high and hit the top netting. In the 51st minute, Manchester City counter-attacked, Foden received a through ball and crossed on the right side of the penalty area, and Haaland at the back post volleyed wide.
In the 55th minute, Gusto crossed a low ball from the right side of the field, Sterling's scrambled push was blocked by Ederson, and then Chilwell's follow-up shot from a tight angle on the left was blocked by Ederson.
In the 62nd minute, Doku crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and Foden's volley from the right was blocked by a defender. In the 65th minute, Doku went straight forward, Haaland volleyed from a tight angle on the left side of the penalty area, and the goalkeeper blocked the near corner to save the ball.
In the 67th minute, Chelsea counter-attacked, Enzo and Jackson shot together, Enzo fired over the crossbar, and Jackson was very unhappy.
In the 78th minute, De Bruyne crossed from the left side of the field, and Haaland in the middle of the penalty area swooped down and went high.
In the 83rd minute, seat B received the ball on the left side of the penalty area, Walker's volley at the back point was blocked, and Rodri in the middle met the ball and volleyed hard, Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea.
At full-time, Manchester City drew 1-1 with Chelsea.